Gerrit is a Git server that provides code review functionality. It includes an HTTP server and SSH server. To use Gerrit, a Gerrit server is needed along with Git configured with the proper "refspec" and commit message hook. The "refspec" specifies how to push changes to Gerrit for review rather than directly merging to the master branch. The commit hook adds metadata to commits. Example commands are provided to initialize a Git repository, add a file, commit a change, and push the change to Gerrit to create a review request.